Running back for NC State. 2017: 37 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 1 catch.
5′9″ · 195 lb · Rockingham, NC
Recruiting
APB recruit
No. 1355 nationally · Signed with NC State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2017 running back for NC State. 2017: 37 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 1 catch.
Dakwa Nichols
This is his fourth year in the same backfield at NC State. The receipt: 38 rush yds, 9 rec yds against Furman — Week 3, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at NC State, 402 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dave Doeren.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Dave Doeren — 31-21 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: fumbles lost (90th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 13.0 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
| Road1g | -2.0 | -2.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 9.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2017
W 27–21
-2 rush yds (1 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.
With R. Finley — 230 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.0 · J. Samuels — 25 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.8 · 11 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 37-20vs Marshall | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-16vs Furman | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 1 | 14 | Season-high 38 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 27-21@ Florida State | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 33-25vs Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 37 | 1.8 | 1 | 14 |